Hmong Service Center previews 50th‑anniversary Labor Day festival; asks DEI committee to attend

Ming Yang, board president of the Hmong Service Center, told the Oshkosh City Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee on July 28 that the nonprofit’s Labor Day festival will mark the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in the United States and that the organization is inviting DEI committee members to attend.

The presentation outlined how the volunteer-run Hmong Service Center operates, its community work and plans for a multi-day festival the center described as a national event that draws Hmong communities from across the country.

Yang said the Hmong Service Center is self-funded and run by volunteers. She told the committee the group owns a building at 726 North Main Street and meets people there by appointment. "We do have a building at 726 North Main Street. We close most of the time. We meet people by appointments," Yang said. She said the center focuses on project-based work, funds scholarships for Hmong students and sometimes makes…